No organization will be immune from the effects of a global pandemic. Every
crisis contains two elements: risk and opportunity. The risks associated with
pandemics are: an unpredictable timeline for when the event will occur; an indeterminate
duration should the event occur; human suffering; disruption of normal life and
business activities; disruption of transportation and other public services. The
opportunities we are presented with are: planning and responding in a caring,
compassionate and prudent manner; reducing the spread and continued transmission
of the disease and delivering essential services to allow the CSU to continue in
its important and vital mission.

On August 29, 2014, The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) issued advice for Colleges, Universities and Students in response to earlier travel warnings to certain West African nations due to an outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD).
While Ebola poses little risk to the US general population, clinicians are advised to be alert for signs and symptoms of Ebola in patients who have a recent (within 21 days) travel history to countries where the outbreak is occurring or have had contact with a person infected with Ebola. CDC has also provided Guidelines for Evaluation of Patients Suspected of Having EVD.